(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yun-ki = Prime Minister Kim Myeong-seok issued an urgent directive on the 3rd to ensure the seamless implementation of preventive measures related to the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) at a pig farm in Boryeong, South Chungcheong. According to the Prime Minister's Office, after receiving a report on the ASF outbreak, Prime Minister Kim instructed the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to "implement preventive measures without any hitches, in accordance with the emergency action guidelines (SOP) including entry control, culling, and intensive disinfection, and to thoroughly investigate the circumstances of the outbreak through epidemiological investigations." To the Ministry of Environment, he said, "Ensure thorough search and capture activities for wild boar carcasses, including the investigation of wild boar traces and habitat density around the affected farm, emergency inspection of fences, and reinforcement of vulnerable sections." Prime Minister Kim instructed, "Relevant agencies should actively cooperate in implementing preventive measures such as rapid culling, detailed inspections, and intensive disinfection," and urged pig farmers to strictly adhere to basic preventive measures such as disinfection and entry control. water@yna.co.kr