Feed procurement, processing, and analysis.Matured seeds of C. ensiformis were collected from Assakio in Lafia Nasarawa State Nigeria. The other ingredients, soybean meal, yellow maize meal, fish meal, vitamin and mineral premises were obtained from the modern market in Makurdi (the Benue State capital). The seeds of soybean and C. ensiformis were toasted to remove antinutritional factors. Toasting was not timed, but the seeds were visually observed for browning (an indication of complete toasting process according to Tiamiyu and Solomon, 2008) during the process. Charring of seed was avoided as much as possible. Charred seeds were handpicked and the
NUTRITIONAL PROFILE OF TOASTED CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS SEED AND ITS POTENTIAL AS PARTIALLY REPLACEMENT FOR SOYBEAN IN THE DIET OF CLARIAS GARIEPINUS