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Here, we integrated 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing, untargeted metabolomics, and machine learning approaches to longitudinally profile fecal samples from neonatal calves at 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 days of age. Diarrheic calves exhibited significantly reduced gut microbial \u03b1-diversity, as indicated by lower Chao1 richness and Shannon index compared with healthy counterparts. At the genus level,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Tyzzerella<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Fusobacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                      emerged as core differential taxa associated with diarrhea and were further validated as robust biomarkers using an XGBoost predictive model. Metabolomic analysis showed that differential metabolites were mainly enriched in pathways including the phosphotransferase system. Notably, dulcitol, N-acetylmuramate, and D-fructose were highlighted as potential contributors to diarrhea, possibly through modulating intestinal osmolality and inflammatory responses. Pearson correlation analysis revealed significant associations between\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Tyzzerella\/Fusobacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                      and key metabolites, suggesting coordinated microbe\u2013metabolite interactions during disease progression. Temporal pattern analysis identified an early-life signal: a high abundance of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Escherichia\u2013Shigella<\/jats:italic>\n                      at birth may act as an important trigger for subsequent diarrhea. In addition, several metabolites displayed distinct age-dependent trajectories, indicating their potential as time-resolved metabolic biomarkers. Collectively, this study delineates dynamic shifts in the gut microbiome and metabolome during neonatal calf diarrhea, identifies\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Tyzzerella<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Fusobacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                      , together with characteristic metabolites such as dulcitol and N-acetylmuramate, as candidate biomarkers, and provides a high-performance predictive framework to support early diagnosis and targeted microbiota-based interventions.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Neonatal calf diarrhea causes substantial early-life mortality and economic losses, yet the dynamic microbiota\u2013metabolite alterations and early-warning biomarkers during disease onset remain poorly defined. Here, we longitudinally profiled fecal microbiota and metabolites in calves from birth to day 20 and integrated machine learning approaches to systematically characterize diarrhea-associated signatures. Diarrheic calves showed reduced \u03b1-diversity, and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Tyzzerella<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Fusobacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                      emerged as core differential genera with predictive value validated using an XGBoost model. Differential metabolites were mainly enriched in pathways such as the phosphotransferase system (PTS), and dulcitol and N-acetylmuramate may contribute to diarrhea by modulating intestinal osmolality or inflammatory responses. 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