This improved survival of broodstock from BFT has to be linked to their lower GSSG/GSH ratio compared to the shrimp from the CW treatment. Broodstock from BFT exhibited a better antioxidant status too, marked by a higher concentration of GSH and a higher level of TAS. GSH is considered to be one of the most important components of the antioxidant defences of living cells, neutralizing hydroxyl radicals against which there is no enzymatic neutralization