ACVMP EXAM 2026/2027 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST |BRAND NEW
VERSION|JUST RELEASED!!
A Standard Plate Count in milk quality refers to:
A. A number that should be less than 300,000 at the farm level per PMO regulations
B. The total number of aerobic bacteria present in the milk at the time of pickup
C. A number that is increased when milking machine cleaning is poor
D. A and C
E. B and C
E. B and C
Which of the following is not a result of exsanguination?
A. Peripheral blood vessels expand
B. Energy is produced anaerobically
C. Lactic acid accumulates
D. Muscle pH begins to drop
E. Muscle temperature rises
A. Peripheral blood vessels expand
The correct disposition of a bovine tuberculosis reactor carcass without visible lesions of
tuberculosis is to:
A. Pass for cooking
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,B. Pass without restriction
C. Condemn the carcass and viscera
D. Condemn the viscera only
E. Allow for pet food only
A. Pass for cooking
Which of the following statements about the activity of water, aw, is correct:
A. Distilled water has an aW of 2
B. E. coli requires a minimum aw of 8.6 to grow in food
C. At an aw < 0.6 all bacterial, yeast and mold growth is inhibited
D. Fungi, in general, require higher a aw than bacteria to grow
C. At an aw < 0.6 all bacterial, yeast and mold growth is inhibited
During pasteurization of milk, HTST processing heats the milk to ____oF for a time period of
_____ , per PMO regulations.
A. 284 oF, 4 seconds
B. 145 oF, 30 minutes
C. 161oF, 1 second
D. 161oF, 15 seconds
D. 161oF, 15 seconds
A positive phosphatase test on ice cream could indicate:
A. Improper pasteurization
B. High bacterial count
C. Reactivated phosphatase
D. false-positive test caused by ingredients
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
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,Which of the following statements about Scrombrotoxin poisoning in fish is INCORRECT?
A. Fish usually smell obviously spoiled before accumulation of toxic levels of scrombrotoxin
occur.
B. It is due to poor handling and improper (i.e. delayed) chilling of fish after harvest
C. Histamine is produced through bacterial decarboxylation of histidine
D. Toxin production is associated with Lactobacillus, Clostridial and Proteus species of bacteria.
E. Tuna and mackeral are typical fish species implicated in poisonings
A. Fish usually smell obviously spoiled before accumulation of toxic levels of scrombrotoxin
occur.
Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infections generally include
A. High fever, severe abdominal pain, urticaria, bloody diarrhea and occasionally hemolytic
uremic syndrome
B. Fever, muscles aches, vomiting, and diarrhea, with some cases proceeding to headache, stiff-
neck, confusion and convulsions
C. Self-limiting diarrhea and mild abdominal pain
D. Profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting 48 hours after ingestion
E. An estimated 15-30% of maternal infections result in abortions, stillbirths, or fatal neonatal
diseases
F. B. and E.
F. B. and E.
The microorganism most frequently associated with human foodborne illness that is capable of
growth in salt concentrations as high as 15% is:
A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Vibrio vulnificus
C. Bacillus cereus
D. Clostridium perfringens
E. Clostridium botulinum
A. Staphylococcus aureus
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, Sampling for resistant bacteria conducted by NARMS includes which of the following:
A. Slaughterhouse fecal samples, swabs from county fair livestock facilities, testing conducted at
restaurants by local departments of health
B. Testing of cuts/ground product in the local store meat case, fecal samples submitted by
physicians treating patients with suspected foodborne illness, slaughterhouse fecal samples
C. Testing of on-farm fecal samples in feedlots and dairy operations, fecal samples submitted by
physicians treating patients with suspected foodborne illness
D. Testing of isolates from milk processing plants prior to pasteurization, slaughterhouse fecal
samples, testing of cuts/ground product in the local store meat case
B. Testing of cuts/ground product in the local store meat case, fecal samples submitted by
physicians treating patients with suspected foodborne illness, slaughterhouse fecal samples
Seafood consumption has been documented to be a source for the following disease in humans:
A. Cholera and typhoid
B. Schistosomiasis and mycoplasmosis
C. Toxoplasmosis and mycoplasmosis
D. Tuberculosis and anthracosis
E. Anthrax and tetanus
A. Cholera and typhoid
Which of the following statements concerning the irradiation of foods is correct?
A. 10-50 kGy is needed to kill bacterial spores
B. Higher oxygen concentrations in/on foods leads to a more lethal effect of radiation on
microorganisms
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CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST |BRAND NEW
VERSION|JUST RELEASED!!
A Standard Plate Count in milk quality refers to:
A. A number that should be less than 300,000 at the farm level per PMO regulations
B. The total number of aerobic bacteria present in the milk at the time of pickup
C. A number that is increased when milking machine cleaning is poor
D. A and C
E. B and C
E. B and C
Which of the following is not a result of exsanguination?
A. Peripheral blood vessels expand
B. Energy is produced anaerobically
C. Lactic acid accumulates
D. Muscle pH begins to drop
E. Muscle temperature rises
A. Peripheral blood vessels expand
The correct disposition of a bovine tuberculosis reactor carcass without visible lesions of
tuberculosis is to:
A. Pass for cooking
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,B. Pass without restriction
C. Condemn the carcass and viscera
D. Condemn the viscera only
E. Allow for pet food only
A. Pass for cooking
Which of the following statements about the activity of water, aw, is correct:
A. Distilled water has an aW of 2
B. E. coli requires a minimum aw of 8.6 to grow in food
C. At an aw < 0.6 all bacterial, yeast and mold growth is inhibited
D. Fungi, in general, require higher a aw than bacteria to grow
C. At an aw < 0.6 all bacterial, yeast and mold growth is inhibited
During pasteurization of milk, HTST processing heats the milk to ____oF for a time period of
_____ , per PMO regulations.
A. 284 oF, 4 seconds
B. 145 oF, 30 minutes
C. 161oF, 1 second
D. 161oF, 15 seconds
D. 161oF, 15 seconds
A positive phosphatase test on ice cream could indicate:
A. Improper pasteurization
B. High bacterial count
C. Reactivated phosphatase
D. false-positive test caused by ingredients
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
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,Which of the following statements about Scrombrotoxin poisoning in fish is INCORRECT?
A. Fish usually smell obviously spoiled before accumulation of toxic levels of scrombrotoxin
occur.
B. It is due to poor handling and improper (i.e. delayed) chilling of fish after harvest
C. Histamine is produced through bacterial decarboxylation of histidine
D. Toxin production is associated with Lactobacillus, Clostridial and Proteus species of bacteria.
E. Tuna and mackeral are typical fish species implicated in poisonings
A. Fish usually smell obviously spoiled before accumulation of toxic levels of scrombrotoxin
occur.
Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infections generally include
A. High fever, severe abdominal pain, urticaria, bloody diarrhea and occasionally hemolytic
uremic syndrome
B. Fever, muscles aches, vomiting, and diarrhea, with some cases proceeding to headache, stiff-
neck, confusion and convulsions
C. Self-limiting diarrhea and mild abdominal pain
D. Profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting 48 hours after ingestion
E. An estimated 15-30% of maternal infections result in abortions, stillbirths, or fatal neonatal
diseases
F. B. and E.
F. B. and E.
The microorganism most frequently associated with human foodborne illness that is capable of
growth in salt concentrations as high as 15% is:
A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Vibrio vulnificus
C. Bacillus cereus
D. Clostridium perfringens
E. Clostridium botulinum
A. Staphylococcus aureus
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, Sampling for resistant bacteria conducted by NARMS includes which of the following:
A. Slaughterhouse fecal samples, swabs from county fair livestock facilities, testing conducted at
restaurants by local departments of health
B. Testing of cuts/ground product in the local store meat case, fecal samples submitted by
physicians treating patients with suspected foodborne illness, slaughterhouse fecal samples
C. Testing of on-farm fecal samples in feedlots and dairy operations, fecal samples submitted by
physicians treating patients with suspected foodborne illness
D. Testing of isolates from milk processing plants prior to pasteurization, slaughterhouse fecal
samples, testing of cuts/ground product in the local store meat case
B. Testing of cuts/ground product in the local store meat case, fecal samples submitted by
physicians treating patients with suspected foodborne illness, slaughterhouse fecal samples
Seafood consumption has been documented to be a source for the following disease in humans:
A. Cholera and typhoid
B. Schistosomiasis and mycoplasmosis
C. Toxoplasmosis and mycoplasmosis
D. Tuberculosis and anthracosis
E. Anthrax and tetanus
A. Cholera and typhoid
Which of the following statements concerning the irradiation of foods is correct?
A. 10-50 kGy is needed to kill bacterial spores
B. Higher oxygen concentrations in/on foods leads to a more lethal effect of radiation on
microorganisms
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