veterinarians from ten large-animal clinics located in various regions of Switzerland (Cantons of Aargau, Berne, Grisons, St.Gallen, Ticino and Zurich) collected 81 quarter milk samples from 49 beef cows with mastitis. The milk samples were submitted to the Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, where culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing was done. The following data were recorded: Breed, results of the California Mastitis Test (CMT) and macroscopic assessment of the secretion (normal, watery, presence of clots and/or blood, foul odour), the stage of disease (acute, chronic, subclinical), the antibiotic used in pretreatment, the clinical appearance of the affected quarter, signs of systemic illness, lactation