Quickgrow Genetics Ph., Inc. 3.55

">Excellence, and the passion to deliver the best products and services, is indeed what defines Quickgrow Genetics Philippines, Inc. Formerly known as A. O. Santos Farm, a Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) accredited pig breeder and is an active member of the Accredited Swine Breeders Association of the Philippines (ASBAP). Among Quickgrow's distinct advantages as a swine genetics supplier and modern agribusines enterprise are its management's easy access to global resources, network and information and its ability to quickly adopt this wealth of knowledge for local application.

This is made possible given that Mr. Aristotle O. Santos, who also owns and operates Quickserve Logistics and Distribution Inc., a reputable freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and trucking services firm. It handles inward and outbound shipments of large food-based multinationals and raw materials of manufacturing and industrial companies, among other clients. Quickgrow Genetics is recognized by the Bureau of Customs as an accredited importer/exporter of animals and other goods and commodities under its Interim Customs Accreditation Registration Unit or iCARE.

The nucleus farm which houses 500 sow lever of breeder stocks imported from U.S.A. & Australia is located 32 kilometers from Rosales, Pangasinan, the tollgate of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway. TPLEX, as the modern road link is called, connects the Subic-Clark-Tarlac area to the fast developing provinces of Northern Luzon.

Quickgrow Genetics presently gas four multiplier and grow-out farm sites, located in San Quintin, and the adjacent town of Natividad. Each of the sites, observes strict biosecurity measures even managers and top management have to follow. This explains why Quickgrow Genetics is proud to say its animals have had no major swine disease. "I saw a need for good breeders to be made available to local hog farmers in support of their desire to be more efficient and earn more," Santos says. "So it became our mission to bridge the gap by providing world-best genetic materials and making them accessible to local farmers."