EXHIBIT 32.2


                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 quarterly report of Avitar,  Inc. (the "Company") on
Form10-QSB/A  for the period  ending June 30, 2006 as filed with the  Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Jay C. Leatherman,
Jr.,  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, to my knowledge, that:

     (1) The Report  fully  complies  with the  requirements  of  Section  13(a)
or15(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.

Date: August 14, 2006

                                   /s/ Jay C. Leatherman, Jr.
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                                   Jay C. Leatherman, Jr.
                                   Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
                                   and Accounting Officer), Secretary