Top 10 Feed Probiotic Companies Driving Livestock Productivity in Africa & the Middle East
As livestock producers across Africa and the Middle East seek alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters, feed probiotics have become an essential tool for improving gut health, feed efficiency, disease resilience and overall animal performance. Demand is rising across poultry, dairy, swine and aquaculture, creating opportunities for suppliers offering science-backed microbial solutions.
Here are ten companies helping shape the region’s probiotics market.
Headquartered in Switzerland, dsm-firmenich is one of the region’s strongest suppliers of animal nutrition solutions. Through its extensive Middle East and African distribution network, the company supplies probiotics alongside enzymes, vitamins and precision nutrition technologies. Its products are widely used in poultry, dairy and aquaculture production to improve gut health, nutrient utilisation, and production efficiency while reducing antibiotic dependence.
2. Novonesis
Following the merger of Novozymes and Chr. Hansen, Novonesis has become one of the world’s largest microbial biosolutions companies. It maintains a strong presence across Africa and the Middle East through feed industry partnerships and offers probiotic solutions designed to improve intestinal health, immunity and feed conversion in poultry, swine and ruminants.
Germany’s Evonik combines probiotics with amino acids, enzymes and precision nutrition technologies. The company works closely with feed manufacturers throughout Africa and the Middle East, helping livestock producers improve productivity while lowering environmental impact through more efficient nutrient utilisation.
4. Alltech
With offices, distributors and technical teams across numerous African and Middle Eastern countries, Alltech has built one of the region’s strongest animal nutrition footprints. Its probiotic portfolio supports poultry, dairy, beef, swine and aquaculture producers by enhancing digestive health, immunity and feed efficiency while promoting sustainable livestock production.
Kemin has invested heavily in the region through manufacturing, research and technical support operations, including facilities in South Africa and the Middle East. Its probiotic and microbial feed solutions help producers strengthen gut function, improve feed conversion and reduce production losses across multiple livestock sectors.
Canadian biotechnology company Lallemand is a global specialist in microbial fermentation and probiotics. Through its regional offices and distributor network, it supplies live yeast and probiotic products that improve rumen efficiency, digestive health and animal performance in dairy, beef and poultry production.
7. Adisseo
French animal nutrition company Adisseo continues expanding across Africa and the Middle East through partnerships with feed mills and livestock producers. Its probiotic and gut-health solutions complement its broader portfolio of enzymes, amino acids and speciality feed additives aimed at improving animal productivity.
8. Novus Agriculture (South Africa)
Headquartered in South Africa, Novus Agriculture has built a strong reputation across Southern Africa as a supplier of livestock nutrition solutions, including probiotics, prebiotics, yeast-based products and speciality feed additives. The company works closely with poultry, dairy, beef and pig producers to improve gut health, feed conversion and animal performance while supporting more sustainable livestock production. Its regional focus and technical support have made it a trusted partner for commercial feed manufacturers and farmers across Southern Africa.
ADM supplies microbial feed additives, probiotics and nutritional solutions across global livestock markets, including Africa and the Middle East. Its probiotic technologies are designed to enhance digestive performance, strengthen immunity and improve feed efficiency across poultry, dairy, beef and aquaculture operations.
10. ARASCO Feed (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia’s ARASCO Feed is one of the Middle East’s leading animal nutrition companies. While best known for compound feed, the company incorporates advanced probiotic, yeast and gut-health technologies into its nutrition programmes through collaborations with global technology providers. Serving poultry, dairy, camel and beef sectors across the Gulf region, ARASCO plays a major role in improving livestock productivity and supporting food security in the Middle East.
The road ahead
Growing consumer demand for antibiotic-free production, tighter feed regulations, expanding commercial livestock farming and increasing investment in animal health are expected to accelerate probiotic adoption across Africa and the Middle East through 2030.
Companies that combine microbial science with technical support, precision nutrition and local market expertise are likely to play a central role in improving livestock productivity while supporting more sustainable animal production systems.
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