TECHNE CORP /MN/

Form SC 13G/A
    
    
                           SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                   Washington, D.C.  20549
    
                                        SCHEDULE 13G
    
                       Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                    (Amendment No. 18)*
    
    
                                    Techne Corporation
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                                      (Name of Issuer)
    
                                       Common Stock
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                              (Title of Class of Securities)
    
    
                                       878377 10 0
    
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                                      (CUSIP Number)
    
    
    
                                     December 31, 2006
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                   (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
    
    
    
    Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
     is filed:
    
    	[   ]	Rule 13d-1(b)
    	[   ]	Rule 13d-1(c)
    	[ X ]	Rule 13d-1(d)
    
    *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
    initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
    and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
    disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
    
    The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
    deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
    Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
    the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
    the Notes).
    
    
    
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                                    SCHEDULE 13G
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    CUSIP No.  878377 10 0                                      Page 2 of 4 Pages
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    1  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS/I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
       (ENTITIES ONLY)
    
       Thomas E. Oland
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    2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                                          (a) [  ]
    	                                                                (b) [  ]
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    3  SEC USE ONLY
    
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    4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    
       U.S.A.
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    NUMBER OF            5  SOLE VOTING POWER
    SHARES
    BENEFICIALLY            1,463,900
    REPORTING            ---------------------------------------------------------
    PERSON               6  SHARED VOTING POWER
    WITH
                            845,953
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                         7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
                            1,463,900
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                         8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    
                            0
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    9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    
       2,309,853
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    10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
       (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)	                                                  [  ]
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    11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
    
       5.7%
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    12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    
       IN
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    Answer every item.  If an item is inapplicable or the answer is in the
    negative, so state.
    
    Item 1(a)  Name of Issuer:
    
               Techne Corporation
    
    Item 1(b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
    
               614 McKinley Place N.E.
               Minneapolis, MN 55413
    
    Item 2(a)  Name of Person Filing:
    
               See Cover Page Item 1
    
    Item 2(b)  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence:
    
               614 McKinley Place N.E.
               Minneapolis, MN  55413
    
    Item 2(c)  Citizenship:
    
               See Cover Page Item 4
    
    Item 2(d)  Title of Class of Securities:
    
               Common Stock
    
    Item 2(e)  CUSIP No.:
    
               See Cover Page
    
    Item 3     Statement filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c):
    
               Not applicable
    
    Item 4     Ownership
    
               See Cover Page Items 5 through 11
    
    Item 5     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
    
               If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
               the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
               beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
               securities, check the following [  ].
    
    
    
    
    
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    Item 6     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
    
               Not applicable
    
    Item 7     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
               Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
               Holding Company:
    
               Not applicable
    
    Item 8     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
    
               Not applicable
    
    Item 9     Notice of Dissolution of Group:
    
               Not applicable
    
    Item 10    Certifications:
    
               Not applicable
    
    
    
                                    SIGNATURE
    
    	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
    I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
    and correct as of December 31, 2006.
    
    
    					February 8, 2007
    					(Date)
    
    				      /s/Thomas E. Oland
    					(Signature)
    
    					Thomas E. Oland
    					(Name and title)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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