But due to Taiwan's narrow geography and high population density, most chicken farms have chosen to run large-scale operations. To avoid cross-infection leading to avian cholera and large-scale deaths of chickens, most feed is combined with antibiotics and sulfanilamide--an antiviral agent--to protect the birds 'health.
但由於台灣地狹人稠，白肉雞又多採大規模養殖方式，為避免交叉感染造成「雞瘟」而導致雞隻大規模死亡，因此普遍在飼料中添加抗生素與具有抗菌功效的磺胺劑，以預防雞隻生病。