TEXAS VETERINARY EXAMINATION TEST 2025/2026
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Nociceptive pain can be divided into two categories: somatic and visceral.
false
true - ✔✔true
✔✔Which class of chemical disinfectant? Click on the image below to review a list of
characteristics and/or pertinent facts that would describe __________. (Click outside
the image to close.)
mercuryinhi
alkalies
halogens
chlorhexidine - ✔✔chlorhexidine
✔✔Farmers are strong advocates of animal welfare.
true
false - ✔✔true
✔✔A _________ practice may be located in a clinical setting where the clients visit the
veterinarian, or it may be a field practice where the veterinarian travels to the client.
A. public
B. private
C. industry
D. common - ✔✔private
✔✔The risk to both the animal and the handler is greatest when:
A. an animal arrives at the veterinary clinic
B. an animal is leaving the veterinary clinic
C. an animal must be restrained during examination and treatment
D. the veterinarian enters the examination room - ✔✔an animal must be restrained or
mmoved examination and treatment
✔✔Which one of the following statement is not true?
A. animals provide companionship and assist the disabled
B. animals provide leather, wool , and mohair to clothe people
C. many people rely on animals for their livelihood
D. humans could exist without animals
, E. animals provide meat, milk, and eggs to feed people - ✔✔humans could exist without
animals
✔✔The word "veterinary" originates from the Latin word, veterinaruis _________
A. beast of burden
B. friend of humans
C. creature of task
D. grantor of healing - ✔✔beast of burden
✔✔Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the feeding of cats?
A. cats are like small dogs
B. it is important to feed kittens both canned and dry foods to ensure they will both eat
later in life
C. feeding behavior and food preferences are learned as kittens
D. cats are slow, discriminating eaters with a keen sense of taste - ✔✔cats are like
small dogs
✔✔All of the following are micro-minerals except:
Chloride (CI)
Fluoride (F)
Selenium (Se)
Cobalt (Co) - ✔✔Chloride (CI)
✔✔For pregnant cats, gradually decrease the amount of food offered over the
pregnancy duration.
True
false - ✔✔false
✔✔Water is essential for proper functioning of the body and for sustaining the life of
animals.
true
false - ✔✔true
✔✔In general, the minimum protein requirement for the maintenance of an adult dog is
_____ (dry matter).
A. 32%
B. 22%
C. 28%
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Nociceptive pain can be divided into two categories: somatic and visceral.
false
true - ✔✔true
✔✔Which class of chemical disinfectant? Click on the image below to review a list of
characteristics and/or pertinent facts that would describe __________. (Click outside
the image to close.)
mercuryinhi
alkalies
halogens
chlorhexidine - ✔✔chlorhexidine
✔✔Farmers are strong advocates of animal welfare.
true
false - ✔✔true
✔✔A _________ practice may be located in a clinical setting where the clients visit the
veterinarian, or it may be a field practice where the veterinarian travels to the client.
A. public
B. private
C. industry
D. common - ✔✔private
✔✔The risk to both the animal and the handler is greatest when:
A. an animal arrives at the veterinary clinic
B. an animal is leaving the veterinary clinic
C. an animal must be restrained during examination and treatment
D. the veterinarian enters the examination room - ✔✔an animal must be restrained or
mmoved examination and treatment
✔✔Which one of the following statement is not true?
A. animals provide companionship and assist the disabled
B. animals provide leather, wool , and mohair to clothe people
C. many people rely on animals for their livelihood
D. humans could exist without animals
, E. animals provide meat, milk, and eggs to feed people - ✔✔humans could exist without
animals
✔✔The word "veterinary" originates from the Latin word, veterinaruis _________
A. beast of burden
B. friend of humans
C. creature of task
D. grantor of healing - ✔✔beast of burden
✔✔Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the feeding of cats?
A. cats are like small dogs
B. it is important to feed kittens both canned and dry foods to ensure they will both eat
later in life
C. feeding behavior and food preferences are learned as kittens
D. cats are slow, discriminating eaters with a keen sense of taste - ✔✔cats are like
small dogs
✔✔All of the following are micro-minerals except:
Chloride (CI)
Fluoride (F)
Selenium (Se)
Cobalt (Co) - ✔✔Chloride (CI)
✔✔For pregnant cats, gradually decrease the amount of food offered over the
pregnancy duration.
True
false - ✔✔false
✔✔Water is essential for proper functioning of the body and for sustaining the life of
animals.
true
false - ✔✔true
✔✔In general, the minimum protein requirement for the maintenance of an adult dog is
_____ (dry matter).
A. 32%
B. 22%
C. 28%
