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During spring 2018, 26 Holstein cows were equipped with a 3D-accelerometer and a GPS sensor fixed on a neck-collar for five days. The cows grazed alternatively in permanent and in temporary grasslands. The structural elements, soil moisture, slope and botanical characteristics were identified. Behaviors were predicted every 10 s from the accelerometer data and combined with the GPS data. The time-budgets expressed in each characterized zone of 8 m \u00d7 8 m were calculated. The relation between the time-budgets and pasture characteristics was explored with a linear mixed model. In the permanent grassland, dairy cows spent more time under a tree to ruminate (p &lt; 0.001) and to rest (p &lt; 0.001) and more time to graze in areas with Holcus lanatus (p &lt; 0.001). In the temporary grassland, behavior was influenced by the external environment (presence of other animals on the farm; p &lt; 0.05). 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