While some suspect chicken farmers of being after quick bucks and feeding their chickens growth hormone, Li Ching-chuen says this is unlikely, as commercially farmed chickens have already gone through selective breeding for genetic improvement, meaning the amount of time needed to raise them has been dramatically reduced. As a result, there's no need to waste energy or money injecting chickens with growth hormone.
至於有人懷疑飼養者為求快速獲利，餵雞吃「生長激素」，李清泉表示不可能。原因是，目前企業化飼養的白肉雞經過育種篩選、基因改良，養殖時間已經大幅縮短，無須費時耗力又白花冤枉錢去注射生長激素。