Staphylococcus aureus is one of the important human pathogens involved in food related diseases and common community associated infections. This organism proliferates in food and causes food-borne illnesses. Milk serves as an ideal medium for growth of many microorganisms including Staphylococcus aureus. A total of 118 raw cattle milk samples were collected under aseptic precautions from different places of Navsari district of south Gujarat, processed under standard bacteriological techniques. The Baird Parker Agar was sued as selective medium for isolation. | Isolation of staphylococcus aureus from raw cattle milk and their drug resistance pattern