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Research in Veterinary Science

Highlights•Bird-view perspective of the gaps to the change of intensive dairy farms to hybrid cow-calf systems.•Minimization of dairy waste to allow subtraction of milk from the production and let calves suckle it.•Need for tailored re-design of dairy farms to allow cow and calf access to resources and facilities.

Are we ready for the big change in the dairy production system?