Oryx and giraffes on an African savanna at golden hour

Conservation focused

Global Animal Logistics and Wildlife Services

Markad General Trading LLC specialises in the supply of both wild and domestic animals and every service around them. Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, serving domestic and international clients.

Our services

What we do

Four disciplines, one chain of care

Zoo Services

Exchange programmes and trade options with zoos and wildlife reserves, backed by an extensive surplus list from licensed facilities worldwide. We build long-term breeding solutions, blood exchange programmes and consult on enclosure design, enrichment, diet and space.

Crates & Pallets

In-house carpenters design and build durable, airline-approved crates and pallets to IATA specification for each species — crocodile crates, oryx and giraffe pallets, lemur and predator crates, flamingo crates and far beyond.

Livestock

An impressive variety of livestock sourced through partners on almost every continent, with shipments handled at up to 2,000 head. Constant supply of goats, sheep and cattle, with a focus on stud quality.

Animal Feed

Sole Middle East distributor of Feedmaster from Namibia — wildlife and livestock feeds, minerals and supplements — plus specialised zoo feeds such as Boskos and hays imported from Europe and Africa.

Zoo services in practice

Species sourced, quarantined and prepared with care

Blackbuck antelope sparring within a managed herd

Plains zebra in a shaded holding enclosure

Herd of gazelle in a sheltered quarantine barn

Ostriches in a desert paddock at sunrise

From our yards

Stud-quality livestock, handled by our own team

Cattle, sheep, goats and camels sourced through partners on almost every continent and prepared for export at our facilities.

Longhorn cattle resting in a shaded desert pen

Flock of white ear-tagged sheep in a holding pen

Boer goats in a sand paddock at a Markad facility

White Brahman stud bull in an open enclosure

Mixed flock of sheep at the feeding trough

Markad handlers inspecting a ram beside export crates

Camel feeding on hay behind a steel gate

Large herd of black-head Dorper sheep on red sand

Why it matters

Improving zoo genetics protects species far beyond the enclosure

With more zoos worldwide actively involved in the preservation of species, it is a pressing matter that each animal on display is a correct representation of its kind. Too often unwanted stock is sold as surplus, then rotated and traded rather than acquired by another institution for breeding.

Supplier companies that buy the cheapest available stock compound the problem. Our aim is the opposite: excellent genetics for zoos, together with the blood-relation records and breeding guidance needed to keep populations viable for generations.

2,000 head: Handled in a single livestock shipment
Sole distributor: Feedmaster products across the Middle East
IATA compliant: Species-specific crates built in-house

Logistics & crates

Every permit, pallet and flight, handled by one team

Our logistics team arranges the full movement of animals from origin to final facility, so welfare and compliance are never split between vendors.

Full shipment arrangement, door to door
Airport-approved pallets and crates
Health permits and export permits
CITES documentation where necessary

Crates & pallets

Built in-house, to IATA specification

Large airline-approved timber crate being secured on a cargo dolly

Livestock trucks lined up on the apron for loading

Custom-built export crate under construction in our workshop

Live animal handling labels on a cheetah transport crate

Boeing 747 freighter on the taxiway ready for an animal shipment

Get in touch

Tell us about your species, your facility and your timeline

Markad General Trading LLC — Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Serving zoos, wildlife reserves, breeders and farms worldwide.

info@markad.ae