Table 7. Pairwise correlations between performance parameters and digestibilities and nutrient utilisations in broiler chickens.

		Apparent nitrogen digestibility		Nutrient utilisations
Response		Distal jejunum	Distal ileum	AME	AME : GE	N retention	AMEn
Weight gain	r =	0.258	0.586	0.476	0.551	0.311	0.449
	P =	0.047	<0.0001	<0.001	<0.0001	0.017	<0.001
FCR	r =	-0.503	-0.587	-0.418	-0.333	0.025	-0.644
	P =	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.001	0.010	0.850	<0.0001
Carcass weight	r =	0.285	0.523	0.332	0.403	0.180	0.331
	P =	0.028	<0.0001	0.010	0.002	0.174	0.011
Carcass yield	r =	0.387	0.526	0.045	0.139	-0.028	0.086
	P =	0.002	<0.0001	0.738	0.294	0.835	0.519