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The samples underwent liquid chromatography\u2013tandem mass spectrometry (LC\u2013MS\/ MS) profiling, followed by preprocessing through standardization, log2 transformation, and batch correction. Differential metabolite expressions were assessed using\n                      <jats:italic>limma<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and pathway enrichment was performed by using hypergeometric testing. Logistic regression (LR) and receiver operating characteristic (AUC) analyses identified metabolites that were consistently altered across all timepoints.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 587 metabolites detected, 371, 96, and 402 were differentially expressed at 24, 48, and 72 h, respectively. Our findings have shown that lipid biomarkers like lysophosphatidylcholine (LysoPC) a C14:0, LysoPC a C20:4, and phosphatidylcholine (PC) aa C38:5 were consistently decreased and demonstrated strong single-analyte discrimination, with LysoPC a C14:0 showing nearperfect specificity at 24\/72 h (AUC \u2248 1.00). Conversely, the levels of non-lipids like N-acetylputrescine (NAP) and 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) were elevated, exhibiting high AUC (\u22480.97\u20131.00) as sensitive early-screening markers. The pathway analysis revealed significant alterations in arginine\u2013proline, branched-chain amino acid, glycine\/serine\/threonine, and one-carbon\/folate metabolism.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings demonstrated that ARV infection induced early metabolic reprogramming within 24 h, with lipid remodeling and polyamine catabolism identified as key early biomarkers. Serum metabolomics thus provides a rapid, non-invasive tool for the early detection and surveillance of ARV infection in poultry flocks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcimb.2026.1750590","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,8]],"date-time":"2026-05-08T05:51:50Z","timestamp":1778219510000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Serum metabolomic profiling reveals LysoPC\/PC depletion as a potential biomarker to detect avian reoviral infection in neonatal broiler chickens"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Asha","family":"Ranaraja","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan","place":["Saskatoon, SK, Canada"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Iresha","family":"Subhasinghe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan","place":["Saskatoon, SK, Canada"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Noor Ahmad","family":"Shaik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan","place":["Saskatoon, SK, Canada"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Babajan","family":"Banaganapalli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University","place":["Jeddah, Saudi Arabia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shelly","family":"Popowich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan","place":["Saskatoon, SK, Canada"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lisanework E.","family":"Ayalew","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island","place":["Charlottetown, PE, Canada"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rupasri","family":"Mandal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Biological Sciences and Computing Science, University of Alberta","place":["Edmonton, AB, Canada"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"David S.","family":"Wishart","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Biological Sciences and Computing Science, University of Alberta","place":["Edmonton, AB, Canada"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Suresh","family":"Tikoo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vaccinology and Immunotherapy, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan","place":["Saskatoon, SK, Canada"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Susantha","family":"Gomis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan","place":["Saskatoon, SK, Canada"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"927","DOI":"10.3945\/jn.117.256404","article-title":"Proline precursors and collagen synthesis: biochemical and clinical implications","volume":"9","author":"Albaugh","year":"2017","journal-title":"Nutrients"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3565","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-017-02743-8","article-title":"Phenotypic, genotypic and antigenic characterization of emerging avian reoviruses isolated from clinical cases of arthritis in broilers in Saskatchewan, Canada","volume":"7","author":"Ayalew","year":"2017","journal-title":"Sci. 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