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Monterey's Goat Farm is situated in Brgy. Quilo, Ibaan, Batangas where it started its operation in 2005. It is comprised of 4 buildings, three of which houses the 380 goats of different ages. One quarantine building is intended to isolate/quaratine the new stocks. As of the moment, it is being occupied by the goat's male population. The breeding and growing buildings are housing the mature does and its kids and the feedlot building is where the weanlings are located.

It started with 131 heads (124 females, 7 males) purchased from local breeders. Those purchased from Negros originated from Texas, USA while those purchased from Batangas came from Australia. Boer breed is the major stock being used which is the preferred breed for goat meat production. Napier grass, concentrates and Brewer's spent grains are the major feed sources. Special medicated feeds are also given if there is respiratory disease problem in the farm.

These stocks of animals are receiving vaccinations against foot and mouth disease, hemorrhagic septicemia and tetanus. Deworming is being done three to four times a year to minimize worm load. Mange treatment is done as often as needed based on clinical signs observed.

As of February 2008, the total population is 446 heads. The mature female breeders (does) comprises 46%, the male breeders (bucks) 3% and kids 51% of the population. The average birth weight of the kids being born is 2.90 kgs which is fairly high, giving the kids higher chances of survival. The average kids per doe is 1.7 which is an acceptable level. Mortalities per month average at 1.0%. Kidding rate has an average of 7.0% per month.

Slaughtering of goat for meat production started in February 2007, having an average live weight of 54 kilos.

For Quilo Goat Farm, the target operation for this site is around 600 doe level. Future expansions are already being planned to serve the increasing customer requirements for Chevon.