author(s)
Dharmendra Kumar, Rajesh Tomar and Jahnawi Aparajita

abstract
Gastroschisis accompanied by palatoschisis is an unusual condition and has been rarely reported. Twin cubs of tiger were born at White tiger zoo safari, Mukundpur, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India, with a rare anomaly of gastroschisis along with palatoschisis. One of the twins was male and the other was female. In spite of all the necessary precaution and strict surveillance of a team of veterinarians both the cub died in a span of 4 hours.