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, 2009 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
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                                                        Thomas E. Oland
                                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                                        August 28, 2009