According to Huang Ch'iung-tzu, an assistant researcher at Taiwan Livestock Research Institute, one of its most energetic promoters, the Taiwan rabbit industry used to be just a quiet sideline. Most rabbits were sold to pharmaceutical manufacturers for use in making vaccines, and if ever these manufacturers suspended their purchases the price would plummet dramatically. As a result, few people took a chance with rabbit breeding.
據引進並推廣最力的台南新化畜產試驗所助理研究員黃瓊姿表示，以往台灣的兔業，一直停留在零星副業飼養階段，而且多數兔只是供應藥廠做疫苗之用，一旦藥廠不收購，價格就一落千丈，因此有意飼養者不多。