EXHIBIT 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of
Biomet, Inc. on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-65139, 333-00331, 33-75618, 33-65700,
33-50268, 33-37561, 33-26826 and 33-7361), on Form S-4 (File No. 333-88905) and
on Form S-3 (File Nos. 33-50420, 33-27008 and 333-94959) and in the related
prospectus of our report dated July 1, 2003, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Biomet, Inc. and its subsidiaries included
in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended May 31, 2003.


                                                    Ernst & Young LLP
Fort Wayne, Indiana
August 21, 2003