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, 2004 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas E. Oland,
Chief Executive and Chief Financial 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 and
                                           Chief Financial Officer
                                           September 10, 2004