Oral session 3[EN] Calving is a painful and stressful event for dairy cows. Continuous monitoring can provide
quick and accurate assistance to the cow, reducing stress, pain, and preventing calving
difficulties (dystocia). Vocalizations can provide information on cow welfare problems, such
as pain. The aims of the current study were: (1) to characterize cows' vocalizations before
and during calving and (2) to determine the relationship between cow vocalizations and painrelated
behavior in eutocic and dystocic calvings