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The carcass and meat quality of new native chicken strains (A, C, and D) being developed in the Golden Seed Project for Samgyetang were compared with a commercial native chicken (Hanhyup No. 3, H) and Baeksemi (white semi broiler, W) strains. In total, 250 male chicks were raised under the same feeding and raising conditions for 5 weeks. After slaughter, the carcass weight and percentage yield of parts from each strain were measured and the physicochemical quality traits (general composition, color values, fatty acid composition, and sensory evaluation) of breast muscles were comparatively analyzed. The carcass weight (875.10 g) of the W strain was significantly heavier than that of the other native chicken strains, while that of A strain (537.54 g) was the lowest. The percentage yield of breast meat was also higher in the W strain than in the other strains. The fat content of W strain was higher than that of the other native chicken strains. The new native chicken strains (A, C, D) had higher contents of linoleic acid (C18:2) than the H strain. The A and D strains especially showed relatively high content of arachidonic acid (C20:4), a characteristic fatty acid in native chicken meats. On the other hand, the fatty acid composition of C strain was similar to that of the W strain. This study provides important information on specific quality characteristics than can be used to select new native chicken lines for breeding program.

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Impurities interact with a charge density wave (CDW) and affect the phase transitions in lowdimensional systems. By using scanning tunneling microscopy, we visualize the interaction between oxygen impurities and the CDW in indium atomic wires on Si(111), a prototypical one-dimensional electronic system, and unveil the microscopic mechanism of the intriguing O-induced increase of the transition temperature (T c ). Driven by the fluctuating CDW, the O atoms adopt an asymmetric structure. By adjusting the asymmetry, a pair of O impurities in close distance can pin the onedimensional CDW, which develops into the two-dimensional domains. First-principles calculations showed that the asymmetric interstitially-incorporated O defects induce shear strains, which assists the formation of hexagon structure of the CDW phase. The cooperative interplay between the O impurities and the CDW is responsible for the enhancement of the CDW condensation and the consequent increase in T c .

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