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                             TECHNE CORPORATION


                        CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                          18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                          AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                   SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Techne Corporation (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas E. Oland,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
      or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
      material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
      of the Company.



                                                       /s/ Thomas E. Oland


                                                       Chief Executive Officer
                                                       August 27, 2010