What primary technical challenge prevents rabbit farming from achieving the industrial scale necessary for mass market ubiquity like chicken?

The existing infrastructure for rapid, centralized processing and distribution has not been built out for rabbit.

The market structure heavily favors proteins like chicken because the poultry industry has achieved massive economies of scale through highly efficient, industrialized farming, processing, and distribution techniques, resulting in low prices and ubiquitous supply. Rabbit farming, while possible, has not undergone this level of industrialization for the mass market. The critical gap lies in the infrastructure: for a protein to become a staple, it needs consistent supply, predictable pricing, and widespread distribution channels. The infrastructure required for rapid, centralized processing and distribution that underpins modern supermarkets has simply not been developed for rabbit, creating a chicken-and-egg scenario where low demand discourages expansion, and lack of availability dampens potential consumer demand.